A pilot study of immune and mood outcomes of a community-based intervention for dementia caregivers: The PLST intervention

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 156-167

  Garand, Linda ^a   Buckwalter, Kathleen C ^a   Lubaroff, David ^a   Tripp Reimer, Toni ^a   Frantz, Rita A ^a   Ansley, Timothy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CYTOTOXICITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036674277     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apnu.2002.34392     Document Type: Article

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